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Patent EP-0582252-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZERTANI RUDOLF DR
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 1993-08-02
Abstract: A pretreatment device 2 comprises an arrangement 8 of LEDs in rows for surface-wide pre-exposure of printing formes. The arrangement of LEDs comprises at least two mutually offset rows of LED modules D1 ... Dn; D1' ... Dn', each of which is made up of a plurality of light-emitting diodes. A housing 1 of the pre-exposure device is closed by means of a light-scattering plate 6 at the bottom in the direction of a conveyor track 13 over which the printing formes are conveyed.
Patent EP-0566342-A2 (EP)
Title: Flexible shielded cable
Inventor: GEBS BERNHART ALLEN
IPC: H01B7/17
Filed: 1993-04-13
Abstract: A flexible shielded cable (10) that employs a thin metallic foil or plastic metallic foil tape (24) having a metal surface wherein the metallic foil or metal surface is less than .0030 inches in thickness disposed about a layer (20) of dielectric material and disposed within a metallic serve or braid (26). The thin metallic foil (24) prevents or reduces relative movement of the dielectric material (22) and a conductor core (12) disposed therein relative to the braid (26). Preferably, either the metallic foil (24) or braid (26) is a noncopper metal.
Patent EP-0568267-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PATEL RANJAN C
IPC: B41M5/388
Filed: 1993-04-22
Abstract: A donor element for thermal diffusion-transfer imaging having a donor layer comprising a thermally transferable colourant and a radiation-absorber in which the radiation-absorber is a croconium dye
Patent EP-0590936-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SALETTA GARY FRANCIS
IPC: H02H1/00
Filed: 1993-09-28
Abstract: A microprocessor based circuit breaker that generates digital rms representations of analog load currents from n samples of the analog currents per cycle synchronized to the line frequency, where n is an odd integer equal to a selected highest order harmonic to be detected plus 2. A routine determines whether the power system is 50 or 60 Hz, and automatically sets the sampling interval to provide exactly n samples per cycle for the connected source. Terminals for rapidly resetting an analog memory for calibration and field testing of a long delay trip are hidden behind a removable rating plug.
Patent EP-0605955-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARCHETTO ROBERT FRANK
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 1993-11-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating fading and interference in a radio signal. A plurality of pilot symbols are appended to a plurality of data symbols to form successive frames that are modulated at a transmitter. The transmitted modulated signal is subject to loss of data due to simple fading and multi-path and simulcast interference. The received signals are demodulated by a receiver and processed to provide a data signal comprising the data symbols and a pilot signal comprising the pilot symbols. The data signal is delayed for sufficient time to enable channel impulse response estimates to be made of successive blocks of pilot symbols, preferably using pilot symbol blocks that both precede and follow the data symbols in the frame being processed. The channel impulse response estimates for blocks of pilot symbols are buffered and used by an interpolator to determine an interpolated channel impulse response estimate for each data symbol as a function of both the pilot symbols and of predefined channel characteristics. The interpolated channel impulse response estimates are applied to successive data symbols in the delayed data signal, enabling the data to be decoded, compensating for fading and interference. Interpolation using predefined channel characteristics based on worst case conditions substantially improves the bit error rate (BER) for the data recovered, compared to the prior art.
Patent EP-0617542-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGAMI TAKU C O CANON KABUSH
IPC: H04N5/77
Filed: 1994-03-21
Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes an optical system arranged to form an optical image, a photo-electric conversion part arranged to convert the optical imaged into an electrical signal, an A/D conversion circuit arranged to convert the electrical signal and/or an audio signal into a digital signal, a connector arranged to permit mounting and demounting a recording medium on which the digital signal obtained from the A/D conversion circuit is to be recorded, and a signal processing part for processing and converting the digital signal. The signal processing part is arranged to be mountable and demountable on and from the apparatus.
Patent EP-0665099-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STEINHOFF BRUNO
IPC: B32B29/00
Filed: 1994-09-26
Abstract: To produce laminated boards, from recycled paper and glue, the paper web (5) is drawn from a roll (4) and laid as a layer (2) to be cut from the web (5). Before the next layer (2) is applied, the paper surface is sprayed with glue (3), and the next layer is pressed against it for shape stability. When the laminated board (1) is finished it is stored or directly cut to shape. The cut board section (1) is pressed into a moulded shape (1A) and hardened, to be machined. Also claimed is a mfg. assembly with a board laying station (6), a board conveyor, and a transfer station where the boards (1) are held in a buffer and brought in and out for onward movement, the boards being cut by water jets at a cutting and carrier table, and are moved on by a conveyor to a contour shaping press and the shaped board sections (1A) being carried to a finishing station.
Patent EP-0608029-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VARGAS RAMON J C O EASTMAN KOD
IPC: G03C7/413
Filed: 1994-01-18
Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for development in a development solution at a pH of at least 11.4 is disclosed. The material comprises a support having a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor having a decomposition half-life in the range of above 4 to 225 hours at pH 10, said inhibitor after decomposition having substantially no photographic inhibitor properties, the compound having the formula :
Patent EP-0629838-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MODERN PETER JULIAN C O BRITIS
IPC: G01B17/00
Filed: 1994-06-09
Abstract: In a method of detecting the spatial position of a laser beam relative to a body locatable in the path of the laser beam by detecting an acoustic signal produced by the beam in the body, wherein the laser beam carries a power modulation signal and the body has a plurality of acoustic sensors for detecting the acoustic signal produced in the body by the laser beam, the method includes detecting in the outputs of the acoustic sensors signals corresponding to the power modulation of the incident laser beam and detecting any difference in phase between the detected signals. A processor may be provided for processing the outputs of the acoustic sensors, the processor including means for sensing in the respective outputs signals corresponding to the power modulation of the output beam of the laser and a phase sensitive detector for detecting differences in phase between the detected signals. There may be at least three acoustic sensors whereby the spatial position of the laser beam may be detected in two dimensions. 
     The invention has particular applicability in systems, eg for use in remotely controlled operations, in which a laser beam is to be guided to a point of application via a series of beam steering mirrors. Errors in the detected positions of the beam relative to the mirrors may be employed to control the positions of the mirrors.
Patent EP-0659876-A2 (EP)
Title: Detergent additive composition.
Inventor: GUERIDA NOUR-EDDINE
IPC: C11D3/39
Filed: 1994-11-29
Abstract: Detergent Additive compositions are disclosed in which a peroxyacid bleach precursor in the form of a substrate particulate having a mean specific area in the range of 0.05 to 0.9 m 2 /g, is coated with a solid particulate organic acid compound of median particle size <450 micrometers, so as to give a Coating Index value (CI) in the range of from 0.01 to 9. A process for making the additive compositions and detergent products containing them are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0626782-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WAN SHIJIE J C O EASTMAN KODAK
IPC: H04N1/46
Filed: 1994-05-25
Abstract: A convex interpolation apparatus and method to map source color signals in a n-dimensional color space to target color signals in a m-dimensional color space includes finding a set of sample signals in the source color space whose convex hull encloses the given signal; determining the coefficients needed to express the given signal as a convex combination of the set of sample signals; and interpolating the source signal to obtain a target signal in the target color space by using the coefficients and the sample signals is the target color space that correspond to the sample signals selected in the source color space. The sample signals in both color spaces can be lattice points or non-lattice points. A method and apparatus are also provided which can not only determine if a point is enclosed by a convex hull of a set of points in a n-dimensional space, but also simultaneously derive the coefficients needed to express the given point as a convex combination of the set of points.
Patent EP-0678419-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARTINA FELICE
IPC: B60Q3/00
Filed: 1995-03-16
Abstract: An automobile cigarette lighter of the type comprising a body (10) of substantially tubular shape inserted in the dashboard (11) of the vehicle for seating a removable lighter and forming an outer flange portion (17) appearing on the dashboard. The light emitted by an internal bulb (13) is conveyed through the walls of tubular body (10) to the flange portion (17). The tubular body (10) is of a colourless transparent material, and the flange portion (17) is outwardly covered by a translucent ring (18) adapted for brightening uniformly with the light coming from the bulb (13) through the transparent body (10, 17).
Patent EP-0681847-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FALENZER ANNE C O MINNESOTA MI
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 1995-04-10
Abstract: An infusion pump (10) and method of operating an infusion pump in which the user of the infusion pump is prompted to input a number of infusion parameters, which include a dose mode, a drug dose, a drug amount, and a drug volume. After the parameters are input by the user, the infusion pump automatically calculates an infusion rate corresponding to the desired drug dose input by the user. The infusion pump, which includes a fluid pump (12), may round the calculated infusion rate to conform it to a flow rate which the fluid pump can deliver. If the infusion rate is rounded, the infusion pump calculates the actual drug dose from the rounded infusion rate and displays the actual dose on a visual display (44) to allow the user of the infusion pump to determine how much the actual dose varies from the intended dose input by the user. After the actual dose is determined, the infusion pump continuously infuses the patient with the drug at the displayed infusion rate.
Patent EP-0694928-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OESTREICH ULRICH DIPL ING
IPC: H01B13/04
Filed: 1995-07-10
Abstract: The line bundle mfg. system has a number of partial bundles (BD1...BD5) supplied by respective twisting devices (VS1,..VS5), with continuous evaluation of the position of each twisting position, to prevent the twisting positions of adjacent partial bundles from coinciding with one another. The expected location of the next twisting position for each partial bundle is calculated from the detected location of the preceding twisting position, with a setting element (SG2) operated when a possible coincidence is detected, to displace the location of one of these twisting positions.
Patent EP-0716463-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MIZUNO SEIJI
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 1995-11-08
Abstract: When at least either one of the output voltage and internal resistance of a plurality of stacked unit cells (11a) and the humidity of oxidizing gas being discharged has deviated from the tolerance, the supply conditions of oxidizing gas to the polyelectrolytic fuel cell are changed. Specifically, when output voltage had decreased, when internal resistance has increased, or when the humidity of discharge gas has increased, the flow rate of oxidizing gas is increased, or its pressure increases, or the humidity of oxidizing gas is reduced. As a result, moisture inside the cell is removed and flooding and the resulting falls in output voltage are prevented. In addition, the generation of hydrogen gas in the passages for oxidizing gas is contained.
Patent EP-0770494-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VERMEERSCH JOAN
IPC: B41N3/08
Filed: 1995-10-24
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:
     (1) image-wise exposing to light an imaging element comprising (i) on a hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base an image forming layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles dispersed in a hydrophilic binder and (ii) a compound capable of converting light to heat, said compound being comprised in said image forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto;   (2) and developing a thus obtained image-wise exposed imaging element by mounting it on a print cylinder of a printing press and supplying an aqueous dampening liquid and/or ink to said image forming layer while rotating said print cylinder.
Patent EP-0677274-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DANCE MARK N
IPC: A61B17/56
Filed: 1995-02-17
Abstract: Method and apparatus for determining the direction of the mechanical axis of the femur of a patient in relation to the corresponding knee of the patient in connection with resecting the distal femur for the reception of a femoral knee prothesis include at least partially suspending the patient's leg to locate the knee at a suspended position wherein external forces on the knee, such as the weight of the leg, are balanced and the knee remains essentially stationary at the suspended position, applying a force to the femur at a predetermined location relative to the mechanical axis of the femur, directing the applied force in a direction such that the knee remains undeflected from the suspended position while the force is applied to the femur in that direction, and employing that direction of the applied force to indicate the direction of the mechanical axis of the femur.
Patent EP-0734082-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SO FRANKY
IPC: H01L33/42
Filed: 1996-03-18
Abstract: A two dimensional array of organic LEDs (20, 30) including laterally spaced, conductive strips (22, 37) positioned on an insulative substrate (21, 38) with a layer of dielectric material (24, 45) positioned thereon and defining cavities (11, 12) therethrough so as to expose areas of the conductive strips (22, 37) within the cavities (11, 12). At least a layer of active emitter material (25) and a layer of a low work function metal (25) are positioned in each of the cavities (11, 12) on the conductive strips (22, 37) so as to form an LED (20, 42) in each cavity (11, 12) with the conductive strips (22, 37) forming a first electrode of each LED (20, 42). A layer of metal is sealing positioned over each of the cavities and formed into metallic strips (27, 48) orthogonal to the conductive strips (22, 37) so as to form a second electrode for each of the LEDs (20, 42).
Patent EP-0762316-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WADA TETSUYA
IPC: A63F13/24
Filed: 1996-04-03
Abstract: A multidirectional switch is provided with a lever (1), a lever support assembly (2) for supporting the lever (1) in such a way that it can be slanted in directions of first and second axes intersecting each other, an automatic lever reset mechanism (3) for causing the lever to automatically return from its slant position to neutral position, a retainer (4) for retaining the lever in a position slanted in the second axis direction against restoration force exerted by the automatic lever reset mechanism (3), and a sensor (5) of which sensing elements are arranged at positions corresponding to individual slant positions of the lever (1). The multidirectional switch provides different types of information depending on directions in which the lever (1) is slanted.
Patent EP-0761668-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIH CHUAN
IPC: A61K31/505
Filed: 1996-09-04
Abstract: 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of aromatic amides, such as a benzamide or thienylcarboxamide in which the amino portion of the amide is other than L-glutamic acid are inhibitors of enzymes which utilize folic acid, in particular glycinamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase. A typical embodiment is N-(N-{4-[2-(2-amino-4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)ethyl]benzoyl}-L-γ-glutamyl)-D-aspartic acid.
Patent EP-0762614-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUKAI TAKUZOU
IPC: H02K19/36
Filed: 1996-09-04
Abstract: A labyrinth seal (64) is formed between a cylindrical portion (46) extending from a portion inside fan blades of a fan unit (7) and a cylindrical extension (61) of a brush holder unit which is secured to a housing (2) so that a cylindrical space (s) accommodating semicircular-metal-brushes and carbonaceous slip rings (41) is sealed. A plurality of fan blades and a member supporting the slip rings are made of a insulating resinous material in a unit and a brush holder (59), a bearing support (60) and a casing (62) of the voltage regulator (10) are combined in a unit by an insulting resinous material.
Patent EP-0790486-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UEKAWA AKIO
IPC: G01C21/34
Filed: 1996-09-16
Abstract: Routes from a departure area to a plurality of destination areas are found as a departure-area route network data set and a plurality of such departure-area route network data sets computed for all departure areas are then stored in advance in a road-map storing memory unit 4 and a departure-area route network data storing memory unit 5. At a route-search time, a departure-area determining unit 3 determines the departure area of the vehicle to which a departure position pertains and a route-search processing means 7 uses a departure-area route network data set for the departure area determined by the departure-area determining unit 3 as well as road maps of the departure area and the vicinity of a departure position to search for guidance routes from the departure position to the destination position in a short time, presenting the guidance routes to the driver.
Patent EP-0744609-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO TAKUYA
IPC: F02D41/14
Filed: 1993-06-08
Abstract: A misfire detection method is provided. which method makes it possible to accurately detect the occurrence/absence of misfire by eliminating a detection error in misfire detection, which error is caused by a vibrational increase or decrease of the rotational changing rate of a crankshaft after a misfire state occurs, and which method does not require any special hardware for that purpose. A processor, which receives pulse outputs from a crank angle sensor. calculates in sequence angular accelerations Dω n-2 , Dω n-1 , Dω n , and Dω n+1  in crank angle areas which correspond to a preceding cylinder, two cylinders checked for misfire, and a succeeding cylinder, respectively. If the values Dω n-1  and Dω n  significantly decrease in comparison with the values Dω n-2  and Dω n-1 , respectively. then it is tentatively determined that misfire has occurred in both cylinders checked. Then if the value Dω n+1  significantly increases in comparison with the value Dω n , then the restoration to the normal combustion state is confirmed, and the occurrence of misfire in the two cylinders checked is definitely determined.
Patent EP-0736951-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SENGUPTA UPAL
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 1996-04-03
Abstract: A circuit and method for detecting and indicating the state of charge of an electrochemical cell or battery are disclosed. The invention finds particular application in the field of battery chargers for alkaline manganese dioxide cells, but may also be used in other types of chargers and electrochemical cells or batteries. In one preferred feature of the invention, a circuit low-pass filters or time-averages a charge enable control or transistor base drive signal, and provides the filtered or averaged signal as a first input to a comparator. The second input to the comparator is a predetermined reference voltage. When the voltage of the low-pass filtered or time-averaged signal becomes less than the reference voltage, the output of the comparator changes state. The change in state indicates that the cell has attained a full state of charge. Microprocessor means for accomplishing the same state of charge detection function are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0761185-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOUNG DAVID ERNEST
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: An improved condylar platen and pad construction for use with most types of hinge used in orthopaedic and orthotic appliances integrates, by moulding, a hinge back plate with a joint pad platen and shimming means. The platen has a flexible margin portion disposed about an extension moulded peripheral to the enclosed hinge back plate. The flexible margin may be contoured for conformability to a joint. The extension creates a recess between the flexible margin and the hinge back plate. A joint pad is air and foam filled and a central portion of it fits within the recess of the platen and a peripheral portion locates on the flexible margin. The condylar pad is covered overall by a bonnet. The improved condylar platen construction eliminates drag between a platen and hinge arms and accelerates and eases manufacture by reducing and combining parts. The instant pad is more versatile and functionally effective than prior art pads.
Patent EP-0774745-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WAKITANI TAKAO
IPC: G09G3/28
Filed: 1996-11-15
Abstract: A display device driving for a gray scale expression, wherein at least a sub-field having the highest luminance value among plural sub-fields is further divided into a plurality of sub-field parts.
Patent EP-0743801-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI TAKUMI
IPC: H04W84/12
Filed: 1996-05-20
Abstract: A wireless communication system has a plurality of wireless communication devices capable of communicating with one another directly without the intervention of another device, and a wireless control unit which accommodates these wireless communication devices. The wireless control unit manages the direct communication among the wireless communication devices as well as communication between the wireless control unit and the wireless communication devices.
Patent EP-0774318-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LLOYD ROBERT D
IPC: B23K9/09
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the electric arc welding of metal workpieces utilize a current comprised of squared waveform high-amplitude current pulse groups alternated with squared waveform low-amplitude current pulse groups, the current pulse groups being developed or developed and algorithmically varied in response to detected welding arc voltage/current condition changes and with respect to pulse group periods, pulse group peak current amplitudes, pulse group repetition frequencies, and pulse group current rise/fall rates for particular applications.
Patent EP-0747910-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAIDORN GERD
IPC: H01C7/02
Filed: 1996-05-22
Abstract: PTC resistor has an electrical resistor component (A) between two contact connections. Component (A) comprises (A1) a polymer matrix contg. (A2) embedded electroconductive, powdered filler in which the predominant vol. fraction consists of particles with an average dia. of less than 100 and more than 5 mu m.
Patent EP-0796822-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FAST PETER DR
IPC: C02F1/28
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: In purification of organics-loaded water with an adsorption resin, followed by steam desorption of the organics, a saturated aqueous phase of the desorbate is recycled together with untreated water onto an already loaded and separated-off adsorber resin prior to desorption of this adsorber.